Jane Austen enjoyed ridiculous characters and was adept at sketching them in her novels. She usually provides us with at least one very silly, arrogant or otherwise twisted sister in every novel. This quiz is about them.

Every Jane Austen plot hinges on one or more romances (real and imagined). How much do you know about romantic attachments among JA characters? PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

In many of her novels, Jane Austen sometimes turned plot lines by using the device of letter writing. Following are questions about some letters found in her major works. You only need to know who wrote each letter, and to whom. Have fun!

I'll give you a line of dialogue from one of the six main JA novels. You find the character who said it or wrote it in a letter. Good luck! PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

The family relationships in Jane Austen's novels can be complex. Cousins, particularly, abound. How much do you know about the family trees of Jane Austen's characters? Answer these multiple choice questions.

I give you the name of a JA character. You identify the person this character ends up marrying or the character he or she married before the book action begins. PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

Many of Jane Austen's novels are constructed round a pivotal ball or sequence of balls, which provide a resolution of the plot or an epiphany for a major character or characters.
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Ask a real estate agent and he'll tell you it's all about location! Here is a mix of locations in Jane Austen's various novels and in the lives of her characters. I hope you enjoy this quiz, I tried to make it fun and informative.

So you know "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility". What about the other 4 finished works? In which books do the following very minor characters appear or get mentioned? (Based on texts, not films.)

We can often tell whether we will enjoy a novel by its first lines. Last lines should be in keeping with what we have read and leave us satisfied. Jane Austen chooses first and last words so well. What do you remember about them in her books?

I hope this will be fun for JA fans. I give you an Austen character's name in fractured form. You type in the correct name. Example: Illicit bits bonnet=Elizabeth Bennet. PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).